Legal Opinion
Livingston v. Department of Employment Security
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 27, 2007No. 1-06-2298PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gallagher
Plaintiff Janie Livingston appeals from the denial of her claim for unemployment insurance benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (820 ILCS 405/100 et seq. (West 2004)). Defendant Lakeview Nursing and Rehabilitation (Lakeview) discharged plaintiff from her job as a certified nursing assistant after she allegedly slapped the face of an elderly resident, Dolores Johnson.
On appeal, plaintiff contends that she neither slapped Johnson nor willfully engaged in work-related misconduct. We affirm.
Plaintiff worked for Lakeview for 25 years, from June 1980 until her discharge in September…
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